Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-01-11
wINrrR cARE-RREEps.

- Country gentleman
III Wtaf shruid o. ths temperA'ufc of Tie
rolu ehsra keep cattle this sinisrf
whai shcnI D. the Temperature ~ ne
u.frr thew frInkf
wa, ~ difference b,tsesn Gnsrn.eys
All Ier.sys. sni ~hicr sre the better ior BAT.
wat b. the breed o, sheep Got wool Ana
"'es,s. .i..s.,''1y .,'a,. Ns.. wen
An. BY Prof d ". sissArtl
The bet temperature f1r the stable Is
shout IS deg % 30 tsg not higher. This
l. moderate summer temperature. bat
Great carr must bs taken In provide good
v.ut.latlon. 80 A. - supply fresh air. The
slr warmed ~ the bodies % The cattle
.hou,i have free sgrsss upward through
tuh.s coming Ahout slx inches below The
e,liius over The stable. Tais leaves .
ru.hIon of warm air Al The top of The sia-
hir. which hsips % keep he temperature
urIfafm TIE frtsh air should be let IN
.h0ut twelve inches above The foor or base
LIN. ~ th~ stable. Thls L. usually done ~
ir.srtiue thro1gh The VAL short earth
~ nine ~ OF eight inches Ia diameter,
ani having tso close rtiing TN covers Tor
~ lnslfe-tae one 90 shui o. The air and
Az. other perforated with irch aoles,
thus lett.ns in The air - A. uoi 10 pfodaee
= current, Ari dlflslng ltse.f over The sta.
BE. 1t j. nos; conyeuisui when one OF
these il inserted AhOut every - ieei on
both sIfss 10 he stable. The air 10 lsi IN
from the sides orposite The wind which
also prevents currents oi AT
The temperature 90 The water should
hs -0 fsr % -O Sex hui 30 - usually bet
ter rellshef hy the COW thAn higher. ~
i preferable that The COW shooli dfink
uhsr, shc stands In stall. that she may
drink A. uumoicsisi a. she eats. IL Il
..sliv arranged 90 that COW may open
the iif watering irough. The lii falling
h.rk when - withiraNs her bead. Ihis
trough L. besi placed on ne inside ironi
~ ihc mArgcr. twelve Inches above me
bottom
The dissrsncc between The Gssrn'
ssvs aui The Jerseys, consists mostly IN
irsfence in rearing ani general ircAi-
meat. Guernsey l. rougher Ani MOTE
rocky than Jersey. sni has 1000 eniti'Ai-
81 acrss % Jerseys - co. The cattle on
Guernsey wefe o. doubt 90 The sane blood
originally. bat The land being lcss fertile,
arf the people making lsss specially of
thslr cattle. cid not take A. much pains 10
rearing them. Guernsey cattle were some
Mat larger. rousasr snd more irregular
In outline. The temsnd for Caannel isi-
srfs cattle set iu. frst Ard strongest IN
Jersey Ttis caused greater attention 10
be- raIi o. the breeding Anf icsding oi TIE
Jrr.eys. The Jersey .Afmers nrsi lniro-
tucsi The Individual merit sysism, and
All. soon hranchei ogt a. The family Ani
urr sy.ten The Guernsey farmer l. lust
f,lr'v. 'v.beginulng 20 consider individual
merit a. basis % value. American
breeders. A. Yet. have made very fes tests
for actual butter Yields. They siiu rely
upon thc purity % The pedigrce. Some
Caerussys have been proved % yield very
rlrh milk Thsfc IL no t0uht that uniestsd
Currussys ard Jerseys have equal suppo-
sltIous valnc. nai wise purchasers vii
not tuv either of thsse breeds Without
proof ~ merit. The time should be COZ
s.iersd A. past when these breeds can Dc
solf simply on supposed parity of blood.
"which i The breed % sheep Tor
mutton and wool cOmbincif Wei, thls
corunifum has no, yet been answered.
corciusIyeiy In practice. The admirers
of the daluiy. choice iiile Souihfown vii
sxrlam Behold your motel' The shr0p-
.tlr,s would have much approval NJ the
desired breed. The large Leicester ana
Cot.wol hr,cis are ih0aghi BY many 10
be- he beet breed. combining both nation
ans wool ard perhaPs. In The present
s,ate ~ The case. this may b. considered
the bet practical ISOLATION of the question.
Buf. 0n The contrary. some experiments
with the Msrinos 20 % show that this u
The breed. ca The wool siie of The ac-
count. tbs breed certainly stands A. The
heaf-hui how about mgtiOuf Ihe best
feeders in Vermont ani ln washington
County. Pa. have shown that The Merino
can b. grafuary changed into frsi-class
mutton shesp. French experiments have
proved The Merino % be = nation sheep
when the Merino i Ted systemAiiealy' A.
TIE mutton breeds are fei, there Is every
rctson 20 believe that 10 Will completely
fT the blL And there certainly i no reA.
sou % suppose that the best feeding viii
10 are The WOOL